NEXT DOOR | RONNIE BLISS PHOTOGRAPHY | MARYLAND WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

How was your weekend? Busy? Got your much-needed rest? Well, now that it is over, focus our attention to do something good for someone else.

Todays’ task? Next door.

Do you know your neighbor? No, not just the ones at home, but at the workplace, in school, the people we cross path with regularly. Do you really know them? Can you knock on their door and ask for a cup of sugar or couple of eggs. My daughter would be mortified to be the one on that errand! (I know, I know, there's no such thing anymore when you can simply order from any of the online delivery stores) and that's the whole point. We get busy with our own lives, places to go, people to see. Don't worry, I'm guilty of this one! I just met the neighbor that moved directly across from me over three months ago, and that's what prompted this post.

Today, meet a neighbor. Slow down, stop long enough to say hello. Find out something about them. Introduce yourself and what you do, if you have your elevator pitch perfected, let it roll, you'll never know what he or she does, or most importantly how we can support one another. Consider this ... what if you're the only adult conversation that neighbor had all day. Or even more seriously, you turn out to be life-line? If nothing else, you've just met and made a new friend.

Meet the neighbor next door. Make a friend. Become a lifeline. Make a difference.